| UW - Green Bay - Wisconsin's French Connections La Crosse--Epinal Sister Cities (1305 words) |
 | Epinal is located in the northeast corner of France, and like La Crosse, which has its roots as a trading center alongside the Mississippi River, was founded (about 980 A.D. by the Bishops of Metz) because of its strategic location as a crossroads of many routes along the Moselle River. |
| Epinal has been French only since 1766; it lies at the foot of the Vosges Mountains next to the border between France and Germany, and the landscape bears a certain resemblance to La Crosse which is nestled between the Mississippi and the Bluffs. |
| Epinal is the home of the International Imagerie Museum and each year hosts the "Festival International de l'Image." Epinal's cultural life also boasts numerous top-level concerts and shows, including an international piano competition, the Music Festival and the Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival. |
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